John Collins

Youth Ministry Coach

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Talent is rarely enough to assure victory and bad luck is rarely enough to guarantee defeat.

Do they influence the outcome? Of course. But your response will always sway the final tally."

– @JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Patience only works if you do.

Doing the work + patience = results.

Planning to work + patience = you're just waiting."

– @JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Power is influence over external events.

Peace is influence over internal events."

– @JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"What starts as an excuse can easily become a habit.

Don't let a bad day become a lifestyle."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Your entire life happens inside your body. It's the one home you will always occupy and can never sell.

But you can renovate it.

If you can only pick one habit to build, exercise might be the one. Everything is downstream from how your body is functioning."
–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"It's better to be alone than to spend time with toxic people.

It's better to do nothing than to work on something that doesn't matter.

It's better to rest than to climb the wrong mountain."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"The biggest risk to productivity is always the same: working on the wrong thing."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"The world rewards you for value provided, not time spent."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Don’t feel qualified? Nobody does.

You can only be qualified to do that which you have already accomplished or trained for.

Anything new is accomplished by unqualified people."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Most people don’t want accurate information, they want validating information.

Growth requires you to be open to unlearning ideas that previously served you."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Patience is a competitive advantage.

In a surprising number of fields, you can find success if you are simply willing to do the reasonable thing longer than most people."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Too often, we fall into an all-or-nothing cycle with our habits.

The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"You can either be judged because you created something or ignored because you left your greatness inside of you. Your call."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"The Paradox of Focus:

Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities will come your way.

Moving boldly in one direction causes more paths to unfold before you.

To get more, focus on less."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Maintain a margin of safety—even when it’s going well.

Rich people go bankrupt chasing more wealth.

Fit people get injured chasing personal records.

Productive people become ineffective taking on too many projects."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

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[John Collins @woljohn]

"The sooner you make a choice, the sooner you can make an adjustment."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"People generally have more control over their actions than their feelings.

But we can influence our feelings by taking action.

Take one small step. Move the body first and the mind will follow."

–@JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour.
You don’t have to do it all today. Just lay a brick."

– @JamesClear

[John Collins @woljohn]

"Being underestimated is a gift. You don’t have to find motivation."

–@JamesClear